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Common and Latin Names of Host Plants

The common names used in this book follow Brako et al.(1995). Where discrepancies occur regarding locally accepted common names, Pojar and MacKinnon et al. (1994) and MacKinnon, Pojar, and Coupe (1992) are followed. Latin names follow Farr et al. (1989).

 

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A

Acacia

Acacia koa A. Grey

Alder: mountain alder

Alnus tenuifolia Nutt.

Alder: red alder

Alnus rubra Bong.

Alder: Sitka alder

Alnus sinuata (Regel) Rydb.

Amelanchier

Amelanchier Medik.

apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

apple: crabapple

Malus sylvestris Mill.

arbutus

Arbutus menziesii Pursh

Arctostaphylos

Arctostaphylos Adans.

Aspen: trembling aspen

Populus tremuloides Michx.

 

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B

basswood

Tilia americana L.

bastard toadflax

Geocaulon lividum (Richardson) Fernald

beech

Fagus L.

Birch: paper birch

Betula papyrifera Marsh.

Birch: water birch

Betula occidentalis Hook.

Birch: white birch

Betula papyrifera Marsh.

Birch: yellow birch

Betula alleghaniensis Britton

blackberry

Rubus L.

Blueberry: oval-leaf blueberry

Vaccinium ovalifolium Sm.

Blueberry: velvet-leaf blueberry

Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx.

bracted lousewort

Pedicularis bracteosa Benth

buckthorn

Rhamnus L. Rhamnus cathartica L.

 

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C

California Comandra

Comandra umbellata (L.)Nutt var. californica

Camellia

Camellia sasanqua Thunb.

Cedar: California incense cedar

Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin

Cedar: incense cedar

Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin

Cedar: Port Orford cedar

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (A. Murray bis) Parl.

Cedar: western redcedar

Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don

Cedar: yellow cedar

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach

Cercocarpus

Cercocarpus spp. Kunth

Chamaecyparis

Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) Britton et al.

Cherry

Prunus L.

Cherry: bitter cherry

Prunus emarginata (Hook.) Walp.

Cherry: chokecherry

Prunus virginiana L.

Chestnut

Castanea spp. Mill.

Chestnut: horse chestnut

Aesculus spp. L.

chickweed

Cerastium spp. L.

Choisya

Choisya spp. Kunth in H. B. K.

Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster spp. Medik.

Cottonwood: black cottonwood

Populus trichocarpa Torr. & A. Grey

Cottonwood: eastern cottonwood

Populus deltoides Marsh.

Cottonwood: lanceleaf cottonwood

Populus x acuminata Rydb.

Cottonwood: Fremont's poplar

Populus fremontii S. Watson

cow-wheat

Melampyrum lineare Desr.

currant

Ribes L.

 

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D

Diospyros

Diospyros virginiana L.

Dogwood: Pacific dogwood

Cornus nuttalli Audubon

Douglas-fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco

dwarf bilberry

Vaccinium caespitosum Michx.

 

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E

elm

Ulmus spp. L.

eucalyptus

Eucalyptus cinerea F. Muell. ex Benth.

 

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F

fig

Ficus spp. L.

fir: alpine fir

Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt.

fir: Amabilis fir

Abies amabilis Douglas ex Forbes

fir: California red fir

Abies magnifica A. Murray bis

fir: grand fir (balsam)

Abies grandis (Douglas ex D. Don) Lindl.

fir: noble fir

Abies procera Rehder

fir: Pacific silver fir

Abies amabilis Douglas ex Forbes

fir: red fir

Abies magnifica A. Murray bis

fir: subalpine fir

Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt.

fir: white fir

Abies concolor (Gordon & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr.

fireweed

Epilobium angustifolium L.

fuschia

Epilobium canum (Greene) Raven

 

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G

gooseberry

Ribes spp.L.

grape

Vitis spp. L.

grouseberry

Vaccinium scoparium Leiberg ex Crép.

 

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H

hackberry

Celtis spp. L.

hazelnut

Corylus spp. L.

Hemlock: eastern hemlock

Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière

Hemlock: mountain Hemlock

Tsuga mertensiana Bong. Carrière

Hemlock: western Hemlock

Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.

hickory

Carya spp. Nutt.

honey locust

Gleditsia triacanthos L.

honeysuckle

Lonicera L.

hornbeam

Carpinus spp. L.

Huckleberry: black huckleberry

Vaccinium membranaceum Dougl. ex Hook

Huckleberry: evergreen huckleberry

Vaccinium ovatum Pursh

Huckleberry: he-huckleberry

Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC

Huckleberry: red huckleberry

Vaccinium parvifolium Sm.

 

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I

ironwood

Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch

 

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J

Juniper: Rocky Mountain juniper

Juniperus scopulorum Sarg.

 

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K

Kalmia

Kalmia latifolia L.

kinnikinnick

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.

 

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L

Labrador-tea

Ledum groenlandicum Oeder.

Labrador-tea: northern Labrador-tea

Ledum deumbens (Ait.) Lodd.

Larch: subalpine larch

Larix lyallii Parl.

Larch: European larch

Larix decidua Mill.

Larch: Japanese larch

Larix kaempferi (Lamb.) Carrière

Larch: western larch

Larix occidentalis Nutt.

lilac

Syringa vulgaris L.

lingonberry

Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.

locust

Robinia spp. L.

London planetree

Platanus acerifolia (Aiton) Willd.

 

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M

magnolia

Magnolia spp. L.

Maple: bigleaf maple

Acer macrophyllum Pursh

Maple: vine maple

Acer circinatum Pursh

mimosa

Albizia julibrissin Durazz.

mountain ash

Sorbus americana Marsh.

 

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N

nectarine

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch var. nucipersica (Suckow) C.K. Schneid.

 

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O

Oak: Garry oak

Quercus garryana Douglas

Oregon boxwood

Pachistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf.

 

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P

paintbrush

Castilleja spp. Mutis ex L.f.

peach

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch.

pear

Pyrus communis L.

plum

Prunus L.

Pine: Austrian pine

Pinus nigra Arnold

Pine: bishop's pine

Pinus muricata D. Don

Pine: eastern white pine

Pinus strobus L.

Pine: European black pine

Pinus nigra Arnold

Pine: jack pine

Pinus banksiana Lamb.

Pine: limber pine

Pinus flexilis E. James

Pine: loblolly pine

Pinus taeda L.

Pine: lodgepole pine

Pinus contorta Dougl. & Loud.

Pine: maritime pine

Pinus pinaster Aiton

Pine: Monterey pine

Pinus radiata D. Don

Pine: mugo pine

Pinus mugo Turra

Pine: ponderosa pine

Pinus ponderosa Douglas ex P. Laws. & C. Laws.

Pine: red pine

Pinus resinosa Aiton

Pine: Scots pine

Pinus sylvestris L.

Pine: shortleaf pine

Pinus echinata Mill.

Pine: spruce pine

Pinus glabra Walter,

Pine: sugar pine

Pinus lambertiana Douglas

Pine: Swiss stone pine

Pinus cembra L.

Pine: Virginia pine

Pinus virginiana Mill.

Pine: western white pine

Pinus monticola Douglas ex D. Don

Pine: white bark pine

Pinus albicaulis Engelm.

Poplar: balsam poplar

Populus balsamifera L.

Poplar: black poplar

Populus nigra L.

Poplar: Lombardy poplar

Populus nigra L.

Purshia

Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC.

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Q

quince

Cydonia oblonga Mill.

 

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R

Rhododendron

Rhododendron spp. L.

 

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S

sagebrush

Artemisia tridentata Nutt.

sandwort

Arenaria spp. L.

saskatoon

Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt.

satinflower

Clarkia amoena (Lehm.) A. Nelson

Sequoia: coast redwood

Sequioa sempervirens (D. Don) Endl.

Sequoia: dawn redwood

Metasequoia glyptostroboides Hu & W.C. Cheng

Sequoia: giant sequoia

Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.) Buchholz

single delight

Moneses uniflora (L.) A. Grey

Spirea

Spirea spp. L.

Spruce: black spruce

Picea mariana (Mill.) Britton, et al.

Spruce: Colorado spruce

Picea pungens Engelm.

Spruce: Engelmann spruce

Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm.

Spruce: Norway spruce

Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.

Spruce: red spruce

Picea rubens Sarg.

Spruce: Sitka spruce

Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carrière

Spruce: white spruce

Picea glauca (Moench) Voss

starwort

Stellaria spp. L

sweet fern

Comptonia perigrina (L.) J. M. Coulter

sweet gale

Myrica gale L.

sweet-gum

Liquidamber styraciflua L.

sycamore

Platanus spp. L.

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T

tamarack

Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch

tulip-tree

Liriodendron tulipifera L.

tupelo

Nyssa spp. L.

 

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W

walnut

Juglans spp. L.

willow

Salix spp. L.

wintergreen

Pyrola spp. L.

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Y

yellow owl's clover

Orthocarpus luteus Nutt.

yellow-rattle

Rhinanthus minor L.

Yew: western yew

Taxus brevifolia Nutt.

Z